Akkadian edit

Root
k-š-d
2 terms

Etymology edit

Compare Ugaritic 𐎋𐎌𐎄 (kšd, to search, reach) and perhaps Arabic قَصَدَ (qasada, to intend, move towards).

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

kašādum (G, a-u, durative ikaššad, perfect iktašad, preterite ikšud, imperative kušud, verbal adjective kašdum) (from Old Akkadian on)

  1. (ana with accusative) to arrive at (a place), reach
    𒀀𒈾 𒌓𒌋𒄰 𒅗𒀸𒁕𒆠
    [ana ešeret ūmī kašdaki]
    a-na UD.10.KAM ka-aš-da-ki
    Within ten days I will be with you (f)
  2. to achieve, accomplish, get, complete
  3. to conquer, defeat

Conjugation edit

Conjugation
Infinitive kašādum
Participle kāšidum
Adjective kašdum
Active Durative Perfect Preterite Imperative
1.sg akaššad aktašad akšud lukšud
2.sg m takaššad taktašad takšud kušud
f takaššadī taktašdī takšudī kušdī
3.sg ikaššad iktašad ikšud likšud
1.pl nikaššad niktašad nikšud i nikšud
2.pl takaššadā taktašdā takšudā kušdā
3.pl m ikaššadū iktašdū ikšudū likšudū
f ikaššadā iktašdā ikšudā likšudā
This table gives Old Babylonian inflection. For conjugation in other dialects, see Appendix:Akkadian dialectal conjugation.

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